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Hiroko
Hiroko (ひろこ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 弘子, 弘 broad + 子 child. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 4 in 5 different years between 1935 and 1939.
ひ · ろ · こ · ひろこ · ヒロコ
Ways to write Hiroko
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
弘子
弘broad, vast子child
Girl, best No. 4 (1932–1947)浩子
浩vast, abundant子child
Girl, best No. 5 (1960)寛子
寛generous子child
Girl, 5 notable people on Wikidata裕子
裕abundant子child
Girl, 2 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Hiroko appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
央子centre + childGirl
欧子(sound ō) + childGirl
嘉子praise + childGirl
海子sea + childGirl
寛己generous + selfGirl
寛香generous + fragranceGirl
啓江to open + inletGirl
啓子to open + childGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Hiroko has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 4 in 5 different years, most recently 1939.
Show the numbers
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960 | No. 5 |
| 1947 | No. 6 |
| 1946 | No. 6 |
| 1945 | No. 5 |
| 1944 | No. 6 |
| 1943 | No. 5 |
| 1942 | No. 6 |
| 1941 | No. 5 |
| 1940 | No. 6 |
| 1939 | No. 4 |
| 1938 | No. 4 |
| 1937 | No. 4 |
| 1936 | No. 4 |
| 1935 | No. 4 |
| 1934 | No. 5 |
| 1933 | No. 5 |
| 1932 | No. 7 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Hiroko
Hiroko Kuwata 桑田 寛子Japanese tennis player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.